Throughout my years on the bench, if I received unsolicited information about a pending case from a parent, grandparent, inmate, friend of a party, or anyone else connected to the litigation, my staff would return the communication without my reviewing it. The reason was simple: ex parte is ex parte. If information is important enough for a judge to consider, it should be presented through the proper court process where all parties have notice and an opportunity to respond. The integrity of the judicial process depends not only on fairness, but on the appearance of fairness.
@DoctorTurtleboy I have friends that I have vacationed with and I dont know their childrens names. So what. I have friends that do know my childrens names. Different kinds of friends. Work friends/family friends/best friends/casual friends/neighbor friends/distant friends. Etc.
@monivecchi @Vdott__ @JBrillon32604 IMO. The difference is motivation. What was Jbills true motivation? What was TBโs motivation at KR ? The two are totally different TB was there to support KR Jbill was there for TB.